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Post by thecalebg on Jul 27, 2014 16:52:14 GMT
Thad: you catch a glimpse of a small thing, about the size of a raccoon dashing along some exposed pipes and heating ducts near the ceiling. It's moving too fast for you to get a clear visual of what it is or take a shot.
Lenny: you are supporting Helena with one hand and you have her gun with the other while she recovers. You look up at where she's pointing and clearly see a rat the size of a raccoon. Its fur is a deep grey with flecks of white. Its hairless tail is about 2 feet long and is lashing back and forth. His back paws look like normal rat claws and are gripping the pipe. His front paws, however, are tiny, skeletal, bone white human hands. Instead of a rat snout and face, this thing has a human face. It's a small face, scaled down to the body of the thing. The face is darkly tanned with a thick black beard covering his cheeks and chin. His teeth are brilliant white and stand out against his flesh. His eyes are blood shot and they dart around the room with a crazed fervor. The thing chitters and gnashes its teeth, then dashes away along the pipes.
ROLL SANITY
Helena: You fall back and Lenny extends a hand to support you. You feel him gently grab your gun, not to disarm you, but to make sure you don't accidentally hurt yourself. Or him. You are dizzy for a few moments and the room spins around you. When you feel like yourself again, you see Thad with his gun drawn, inspecting the ceiling. Behind you, Lenny is trembling.
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Post by cowboycentaur on Jul 27, 2014 20:11:19 GMT
(Oh damn... I think my sanity is like 43 now)
If Lenny were sane he would fire both his own and Helena's gun at the rat thing, currently, who knows what he'll do?
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Post by thecalebg on Jul 28, 2014 23:00:52 GMT
Lenny: take 6 points of sanity loss. You are overwhelmed with the feeling that the beast on the pipes is going to leap down and attack you. Your vision blurs, and you seem to be watching yourself being attacked. The beast flings itself off the pipes and lands on your face. You try to fend it off with your cane, but it latches on and starts to dig into your face. Your flesh is shredded beneath the tiny skeletal hands. The beast makes a noise that sounds like bones grinding together. It's laughing with glee. Your blood and flesh fills the air as the beast shreds your cheeks and neck. Its back paws dig into your chest as it rears back and plunges its face towards you eyes. You shriek in pain as you feel warm blood cascade down onto your chest. Suddenly, you snap out of this vision and are back in the small room. The beast is still above you, leering down. You realize you are holding Helena's gun in one hand and that your other is moving towards your holster. In slow motion, you raise both weapons and attempt to fire on the beast.
Thad and Helena: You both see Lenny shake and tremble. He is breathing rapidly, almost panting. A low moan of terror starts to escape his lips, which raises in volume until he's almost screaming. He is holding Helena's gun in one hand and he draws his own gun in the other. His arms are waving about. Helena, he almost hits you in the face, but you dodge out of the way. He is staring up at the ceiling and seems to not be aware of you being there. Both of you realize that he's about to start shooting, but that his arms are still flinging wildly around the room.
Both of you need to make a Reflex save. You can also make any other check or take an action that you feel would be appropriate.
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Post by cowboycentaur on Aug 1, 2014 15:58:24 GMT
Lenny goes "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! OHGOD OHGOD OHGOD!!!!"
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Post by GamerHowell on Aug 3, 2014 21:46:04 GMT
Thad quickly looks for some cover to get away from Lennys uncontrollable actions. He quickly grabs Helena and shields her behind him.
"Lenny calm down. What is going on?"
Thad also tries to get a beat on the things moving quickly from his sight.
((Damnit...why cant i see the son of a bitch))
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Post by cowboycentaur on Aug 4, 2014 16:32:33 GMT
MY FAAAAAAACE!! HES GOT ME!!! OH GOD!!!!!!!! KILL HIM!! WE GOTTA KILL HIM!!!
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Post by thecalebg on Aug 4, 2014 17:16:41 GMT
Thad: luckily, you act quickly enough to pull Helena back behind some boxes to safety. You attempt to speak to Lenny, but you can see that his mind is gone and he is acting like something is on his face attacking him. He's not listening to you. You try to see what caught Lenny's eye and drove him to this, but the big man is swinging around the room and carrying on so much that you can't take the time to identify any small details. Lenny actually steps on the body and slips a little, which only intensifies his panic.
With your quick reaction, you realize that Lenny is about 2 seconds away from opening fire. You can have 1 action before he does so.
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Post by twattsup on Aug 5, 2014 2:51:58 GMT
Helena is stunned. She's looking all over for something that makes sense of this.
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Post by thecalebg on Aug 5, 2014 19:42:17 GMT
Helena: you are already moving out of the way when Thad pulls you down. Lenny is waving his arms around and apparently having a breakdown. You have seen people lose their minds before, and Lenny seems to be on the brink of doing so himself. Your instincts tell you that when he saw the thing on the pipes, his mind lost touch with reality. He is probably having a delusion or vision of some horrible event. Furthermore, now that your mind is clear, you remember reading about a ritual that ancient cult leaders would use that would convert their servants (or their prisoners) into small, rodent-like slaves. These creations were able to complete minor tasks and carry out instructions, but were also incredibly violent and dangerous. Until now, you had thought this only a legend, or at least an exaggeration.
TAKE 1 POINT OF SANITY LOSS BUT GAIN 1 RANK IN CTHULHU MYTHOS.
Due to your quick reaction, you can have 2 actions before Lenny does something dangerous.
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Post by GamerHowell on Aug 6, 2014 0:38:50 GMT
"Why is he acting crazy...And he has your gun! I cant believe I am going to do this but we need to calm him down"
Thad quickly moves from cover and attempts to spear Lenny to the ground to wrestle the guns from his hands.
((OOC: This is the only thing Thad can think of to calm him down. He is worried about the thing above that darted by, but Lenny is clearly the most dangerous objective currently))
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Post by twattsup on Aug 6, 2014 15:54:38 GMT
Helena hesitates for a moment then rushes up help Thad with Lenny.
Even with Thad Lenny is just too strong. He quickly shakes her off. She stumbles backwards and rushes forward again. She attacks the hand with the gun, attempting to disarm him
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Post by thecalebg on Aug 6, 2014 16:11:58 GMT
Ok, this is resolved wtih CMB and CMD.
Thad: your CMB should be a +5, so that should give you a 16. And are you actually charging? If so, you've got an 18 with a -2 to your CMD.
Lenny: What is your CMD? If Thad's roll beat that, you are grappled.
Helena: your roll to assist failed, but your roll to take the gun is basically a disarm, so that's resolved against Lenny's CMD.
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Post by cowboycentaur on Aug 7, 2014 6:15:32 GMT
With all his amazing brawn and years of experience, Lenny's CMD should be a 20
Seeing that he's quite out of his mind currently he's not entirely under my control. I would think that based on his muscle memory though he would drop the guns and suplex whoever came at him, which is quite a bit more dangerous than him trying to hit the broad side of a barn with six shooters
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Post by thecalebg on Aug 7, 2014 13:57:03 GMT
Perfect.
Thad: you rush Lenny and try to overpower him, but he steps neatly to the side and you skid past him.
Helena: you see what Thad is doing and try to assist by kicking at Lenny's feet, but the big man is just too fast. You swipe your hand at his, trying to grab your pistol back, but his arms are flailing about too randomly.
Lenny: even as the thing on your face continues to rend your flesh, you feel something heavy impact your body. Your instincts keep you balanced and free. You are certain the room is filling up with more of these hideous rat creatures and that all of them are swarming over you. You try to grasp the thing and fling it off, but there are foreign items in your hands. You drop them and reach out to grasp whatever is attacking you. Even through the pain, your mind flashes back to a champion match when you defended your title against the Spacoli triplets. And won.
EVERYONE ROLL INITIATIVE.
Lenny has dropped his pistols. They are at his feet.
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Post by cowboycentaur on Aug 8, 2014 22:58:41 GMT
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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